Fingerstyle Workshop Series with Michael J. Miles
WorkshopIntermediate
Monday with Michael Miles
75 minutes · Once a week for 1 week · $25 ($23 members)
Specialty & Technique Guitar Classes
Classes will meet ONLINE this session
Go beyond the basics and learn the nuts and bolts of music.
If you can already play guitar, now it's time to get into the groove. With the guidance of our expert teaching artists, expand your skills and repertoire to open the wide world of guitar beyond the basics.
For intermediate players and beyond, open to students who have completed the Guitar 2 level and above. (If you're not sure where your skills fit in, visit our placement quiz.)
We suggest all guitar students consider starting with Guitar Fingerboard Theory, if you want to work on lead guitar or eventually write your own songs. It's a great primer into a wider world of musicianship.
Walking Bass Groove Lab
Intermediate
Monday with Harlan Terson
60 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $160 ($140 members)
An hour long lab to make you “badder”
British Rock Acoustic
Intermediate
Wednesday with Tommi Zender
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Whether you take that ferry across the Mersey or scale Waterloo Bridge you'll want to join this Trans-Atlantic outing.
Introduction To Flamenco Guitar
Intermediate
This class is offered on a rotating basis with level 1.
If you would like to be contacted when this class runs again, please email Guitar Program Manager Jimmy Tomasello with your contact information.
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Guitar Fingerboard Theory
Intermediate
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday with Chris Winters, Dan Fulkerson or Steve Levitt
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
This class is highly recommended for all guitar students. Make it a point to enroll at some point in your musical journey.
Guitar 4ever with Holstein
Advanced
Saturday with Ed Holstein
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
The one and only legendary folk icon, Ed Holstein holds court for acoustic guitarists.
Guitar and Vocal Studio
Intermediate
Wednesday or Thursday with Elaine Moore or Julia Storke
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Grab that guitar and sing and play with others.
RPA Ensemble
Advanced
Thursday with Steve Dawson
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
A group of 4ever students under Dawson's leadership
Heroes of Flatpicking
Intermediate
Tuesday with Chris Walz
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Learn to make your pick dance on the strings.
Basics of Electric Chicago Blues Guitar
Intermediate
If you would like to be contacted when this class runs again, please email Guitar Program Manager Jimmy Tomasello with your contact information.
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Blues Fingerstyle 1
Beginner
Monday with Chris Walz
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
You'll get a taste of the Blues with Blind Boy Fuller, Tommy Johnson, Mississippi John Hurt, and others.
Blues Fingerstyle 2
Intermediate
This class alternates every session with Blues Fingerstyle 1. Mark your calendar and be sure to sign up next session.
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Blues Fingerstyle 3: Decades of Acoustic Blues
Advanced
Monday with Chris Walz
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Explore different aspects of Acoustic Blues a different decade each session.
Essential Blues-Rock Electric Guitar Skills
Intermediate
Sunday with Chris Winters
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Expand techniques and your personal riff artillery within the framework of songs and progressions in the blues/rock idiom.
Essential Blues-Rock Electric Guitar Repertoire
Advanced
Sunday with Chris Winters
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
An ongoing class which develops repertoire in the blues/rock genre.
Lead Guitar Soloing Basics
Intermediate
Monday or Tuesday with Dan Fulkerson or Chris Corsale
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Get yourself ready to take a solo.
Classical Guitar Basic Repertoire
Intermediate
Monday with Jacob Sweet
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Fun easy pieces to add pizzazz to your style.
Fingerpicking Skills
Intermediate
Thursday with Alvin McGovern
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Put down your plectrum and let's work with both hands.
Fingerpicking Repertoire
Intermediate
Monday or Saturday with Randy Morris
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Your fingers can be trained to be an orchestra - a band in the hand.
John Martyn Fingerstyle Guitar
Intermediate
Monday with Michael Miles
80 minutes · Once a week for 4 weeks · $99 ($89 members)
Expand your playing with an overview of this fingerstyle legend.
Fingerstyle Repertoire
Intermediate
Thursday with Randy Morris
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Develop a songbag of solo accompaniments and instrumentals in a variety of styles.
3 Kings of the Blues Instrumentals
Intermediate
If you would like to be contacted when this class runs again, please email Guitar Program Manager Jimmy Tomasello with your contact information.
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Electric Guitar Styles Overdrive
Intermediate
Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday with Dan Fulkerson
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Enhancement medication for the electric guitarist.
Introduction to Jazz Guitar
Intermediate
Monday with Tony Do Rosario
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
No matter what genre of music you play, this class will take your playing to a whole other level.
Jazz Guitar 1
Intermediate
Saturday with Tony Do Rosario
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Take your time to absorb the fundamentals of jazz guitar.
Jazz Guitar 1.5
Intermediate
Saturday with Tony Do Rosario
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Jazz guitar mastery is a lifelong journey and we invite you to repeat level as much as necessary before moving on to Jazz Guitar 2.
Jazz Guitar 2
Intermediate
Wednesday with Tony Do Rosario
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Build your repertoire from session to session.
Jazz Guitar 4ever
Advanced
Wednesday with Tony Do Rosario
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
An ongoing class in the advanced study of Jazz for the guitarist.
Flatpicking 1 - Rhythm
Intermediate
Tuesday with Chris Walz
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Get a grip on your pick and work your rhythm chops.
Flatpicking 2 - Technique
Intermediate
This class alternates with Flatpicking 1 If you would like to be contacted when this class runs again, please email Guitar Program Manager Jimmy Tomasello with your contact information.
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Acoustic Blues Guitar 1
Beginner
Thursday with Paul Kaye
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Build a solid foundation
Acoustic Blues Guitar 2
Intermediate
Thursday with Paul Kaye
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Let's take this a little bit further on down the road
Acoustic Blues Guitar Repertoire
Intermediate
Saturday with Paul Kaye
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Continue working on the music of great traditional blues artists.
Flamenco Guitar 1 Skills
Beginner
Wednesday with Mehran Jalili
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Develop a catalog of strums and styles necessary to play flamenco.
Acoustic Slide Guitar 1
Intermediate
Donna will be promoting her new CD “Bang At The Door” this summer and will be returning to teach this class in session 5.
She is offering a series of workshops.
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Continuing Slide & Fingerstyle
Intermediate
Donna will be promoting her new CD “Bang At The Door” this summer and will be returning to teach this class in session 5.
She is offering a series of workshops.
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Electric Slide Guitar
Intermediate
Donna will be promoting her new CD “Bang At The Door” this summer and will be returning to teach this class in session 5.
She is offering a series of workshops.
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Guitar Fingerboard Theory 2
Advanced
This and other musicianship classes are offered in rotation thru the year. If you would like to be contacted when this class runs again, please email Guitar Program Manager Jimmy Tomasello with your contact information.
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Guitar Zero to Guitar Hero
Intermediate
Tuesday or Thursday with Dan Fulkerson
45 minutes · Once a week for 4 weeks · $120 ($110 members)
Let's buckle down and get better.
Advancing Guitar: Licks and Tricks
Intermediate
Monday with John Mead
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Learn approaches to the fingerboard designed to improve your playing
Peter Green Electric Blues Style
Intermediate
80 minutes · Once a week for 4 weeks · $99 ($89 members)
Arranging and Chart-Making: Upgrade Your Play
IntermediateNew!
80 minutes · Once a week for 4 weeks · $99 ($89 members)
Basic Rhythm Guitar
BeginnerNew!
Thursday with Barbara Silverman
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Blues Worshop Series with Donna Herula
WorkshopIntermediateNew!
Sunday with Donna Herula
90 minutes · Once a week for 1 week · $25 ($23 members)
Cosmic Pastoral Guitar Workshop with William Tyler: Theoretical and Compositional Approaches
WorkshopOpen to AllNew!
Wednesday with Staff
90 minutes · Once a week for 1 week · $35 ($30 members)
Creative Scale Practice 1
Intermediate
Tuesday with Tommi Zender
60 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $160 ($140 members)
Learn to practice scales in a creative way while having fun!
Creative Scale Practice 2: Chords and Modes
Intermediate
Wednesday with Tommi Zender
60 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $160 ($140 members)
We'll examine Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, and Mixolydian scales in new creative ways.
Fingerpicking Classic Chicago Blues
Intermediate
Wednesday with Paul Kaye
80 minutes · Once a week for 4 weeks · $99 ($89 members)
Learn to do like the old masters
Four Fundamental Fingerpicking Patterns
Beginner
Thursday with Randy Morris
60 minutes · Once a week for 4 weeks · $80 ($70 members)
Expand your accompaniment abilities beyond strumming.
Four Fundamental Fingerpicking Patterns pt.2
Intermediate
Wednesday with Randy Morris
60 minutes · Once a week for 4 weeks · $80 ($70 members)
Take a deeper dive into four common fingerpicking patterns that are especially useful in accompanying songs And there will be songs to learn
Garageband Basics for Guitarists and others
Beginner
Wednesday with Bill Brickey
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
It's there on your computer just like you. Learn how to use Garageband to enhance your musicality.
Garageband for Guitarists Continuing
Intermediate
80 minutes · Once a week for 4 weeks · $99 ($89 members)
How to Lead a Song with Chris Corsale
WorkshopBeginnerNew!
Saturday with Chris Corsale
90 minutes · Once a week for 1 week · $20 ($18 members)
Improving Your Sound and Visual Presence ONLINE
Open to AllNew!
Thursday with Bill Brickey
80 minutes · Once a week for 4 weeks · $99 ($89 members)
Introduction to Fingerstyle Instrumentals
IntermediateNew!
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Irish Accompanist Guitar Styles
Intermediate
Wednesday with Jim McVeigh
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
LearnÊsome chops to make you the hit of your next Irish session!
Led Zeppelin Guitar Styles
IntermediateNew!
60 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $155 ($135 members)
One Song One Night
WorkshopIntermediateNew!
Friday with John Mead or Tommi Zender
90 minutes · Once a week for 1 week · $20 ($18 members)
Rhythm Guitar
Intermediate
Monday or Saturday with Dan Fulkerson or Chris Corsale
80 minutes · Once a week for 8 weeks · $206 ($186 members)
Focus on one of the most essential elements of playing guitar and music itself.
Robert Johnson: A Man for all Keys
IntermediateNew!
80 minutes · Once a week for 4 weeks · $99 ($89 members)
Sgt. Pepper's Fingerstyle Guitar
IntermediateNew!
80 minutes · Once a week for 4 weeks · $99 ($89 members)
Private Lesson Options
Our private lessons like our group classes run in 8-week sessions, however, you can begin private lessons during any week in the session. Please call our customer service folks at 773.728.6000 to register as private lesson availability is based upon individual teacher schedules.
Lessons are scheduled weekly, for 30, 45 or 60 minutes, and are available every day of the week at our Lincoln Square and Lincoln Park locations. Our experienced and professional faculty will work with you to develop an individualized program that helps you achieve your musical goals.
Stop in at either location or call the front desk at 773.728.6000 to register.
8-week Session Prices
$296 for 30 minutes ($286 for members)
$424 for 45 minutes ($409 for members)
$544 for 60 minutes ($524 for members)
Session & Registration Dates
8-week lessons: 03/01/2021 – 04/25/2021
Monday 01/25/21: Re-registration for current students begins
Monday 02/08/21: Transfer registration
Wednesday 02/10/21: Open registration
8-week lessons: 04/26/2021 – 06/20/2021
Monday 03/22/21: Re-registration for current students begins
Sunday 04/04/21: Transfer registration
Wednesday 04/07/21: Open registration
8-week lessons: 06/21/2021 – 08/15/2021
Monday 05/17/21: Re-registration for current students begins
Monday 05/31/21: Transfer registration
Wednesday 06/02/21: Open registration
8-week lessons: 08/30/2021 – 10/24/2021
Monday 07/12/21: Re-registration for current students begins
Monday 07/26/21: Transfer registration
Wednesday 07/28/21: Open registration
8-week lessons: 10/25/2021 – 12/19/2021
Monday 09/20/21: Re-registration for current students begins
Monday 10/04/21: Transfer registration
Wednesday 10/06/21: Open registration
Teachers
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